The Speaker, House of Representatives, Hon. Aminu Tambuwal, on Friday said the Federal Government was making efforts to ensure that Nigeria remained a united and progressive nation.

God is your shield, glory and the lifter up of your head. Stop walking with your head bowed. The vision is still accomplishable. Yes you may have suffered major losses but you can still rise again. The righteous falleth seven times and seven times they rise again. Don’t give up on yourself when God has not given up on you. The challenges of life are real but more real are the plan that God has for you.

Lt. General Jeremiah Useni needs no introduction. The prominent role he played during the reign of late Head of State, Sani Abacha, as Minister of the Federal Capital Territory, Abuja, is well known. However, there are two things about Jeremiah Useni, who was referred to as ‘Jerry Boy’ at the time. He was indeed a Boy, because he joined the Army at the age of 14. Firstly, he was one of the soldiers who fired shots during the coup against General Ironsi in which the General was killed in Ibadan. Mr. Useni was also the closest person to General Abacha up to his last moments.This interview, conducted in Hausa by the Hausa language newspaper, Rariya, and translated to English by PREMIUM TIMES’

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it has disbursed over N109 billion to 20 companies in support of the ongoing power reform in the country.

The Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) says it will start applying charges on withdrawals and deposits above N500,000 for individuals and N2 million for corporate bodies from Oct. 2.

The Minister of Information, Mr Labaran Maku, says social media can be used to provide solution to contemporary challenges facing public institutions in the country.

The Federal Government says it has earmarked eight billion dollars for the execution of the Nigerian Gas Master Plan with specific interest in meeting the Gas-to-Power demand in the country.

Kenya’s interior minister said Friday the country would not bow to Shebab demands to pull troops out of Somalia following a devastating mall attack in Nairobi by the Al-Qaeda-linked insurgents.

The Lagos State Waterways Authority (LASWA) on Friday said that an average of 1.8 million passengers now travel by water monthly around the state, up from the 1.5 million recorded as at June.

Arsenal owner Stan Kroenke has made it clear he wants manager Arsene Wenger to stay at the club and end the Gunners’ trophy drought.

The Senate Majority Leader, Sen. Victor Ndoma  says the National Assembly will give the Nigerian film industry,  `Nollywood’, all the legislative assistance it needs to thrive.

A Cultural and tourism firm, Goge Africa, says it has concluded plans to host 800 students at its 14th edition of the Independence Day celebration fixed for Oct. 1.

Barcelona superstar Lionel Messi appeared in court Friday to answer charges of evading 4.16 million euros ($5 million) in taxes in a case that stunned the sporting world.

Two men pleaded not guilty to the brutal murder of a British soldier on a London street when they appeared in court on Friday

Every country has her own challenges with substandard goods and products, whether manufactured locally or imported, but that of Nigeria is in higher than usual dimensions.